# N8531X: Cessna P172D, registration cancelled 1970-06-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 16, 1970
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna P172D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p172d) (registry code 2072202)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A17](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: P17257131
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: September 8, 1966
- Mode S code: ABB50E
- Owner when cancelled: [Lawrence C Bennett](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LAWRENCE%20C%20BENNETT)
- Location: [Placitras, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Placitras)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8531X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8531X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8531X-1970-06-16

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Cessna P172D: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p172d.md

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA67D0299](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67D0299), Nov 14, 1966: Cessna 172D (N8531X), So-Caicos Bahamas (Atlantic Ocean), destroyed

## Other aircraft with N8531X

- [Cancelled 2012-11-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8531X-2012-11-09): Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D, S/N 1290635D. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Heli Tech Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HELI%20TECH%20INC), [Panama City, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Panama%20City)

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